Dibiyapur

Dibiyapur
Divyapuri,Devipur
City
Nickname: 
Audyogik Nagari
Dibiyapur is located in Uttar Pradesh
Dibiyapur
Dibiyapur
Dibiyapur is located in India
Dibiyapur
Dibiyapur
Coordinates: 26°38′09″N 79°34′24″E / 26.63583°N 79.57333°E / 26.63583; 79.57333
Country India
StateUttar Pradesh
DistrictAuraiya
Named forEarlier name Devipur & Divyapuri
Government
 • TypeUrban Local Body
 • BodyNagar Panchayat Dibiyapur
 • ChairmanArvind Porwal (BJP)
 • District Magistrate and CollectorSunil Kumar Verma, IAS
 • Senior Superintendent of PoliceAparna Gautam IPS[1]
 • Member of the Legislative AssemblyKuldeep Yadav Arjun (SP)
 • Member of ParliamentProf. Ram Shankar Katheria (BJP)
Area
 • Total15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total27,237
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Dibyapur vasi, Dibiyapur vale
Language
 • OfficialHindi[2]
 • LocalBraj Boli (Hindi dialect)
Sex ratio & literacy
 • Sex ratio0.864 /
 • Literacy rate78.65% (Ranks third in Uttar Pradesh)
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationUP 79
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Major highwaysSH-21
ClimateCwa (Köppen)
Websiteauraiya.nic.in
Main educational and industrial hub of Auraiya district and KanpurAgra zone.

Dibiyapur is a municipality-based city in Auraiya district in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is situated on State Highway 21. It is linked to Phaphund railway station on Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line which is operated by North Central Railway. The district administrative headquarter of the city is Auraiya. The city is situated between Agra and Kanpur. Lower Ganga Canal passes through mid of the city.

Many industries including GAIL and NTPC are located in the town. As an initiative, the Government of Uttar Pradesh is constructing Plastic City in the city. Due to industrial settlements, the city has got the name of Audyogik Nagari.

  1. ^ auraiya.nic.in https://auraiya.nic.in/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.